Famous Deaths In 1848

Jan 05 Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1848.

Jan 09 Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died in the year 1848.

Jan 20 Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.

Feb 15 In the year 1848 death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)

Feb 20 On this day in history [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29

Feb 23 John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 in the year 1848.

Mar 03 Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies in the year 1848.

Mar 20 On this day in history abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27

Mar 29 In the year 1848 john Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84

Apr 08 Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.

Apr 10 Godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69 in the year 1848.

Apr 24 Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69 on this day in history.

Apr 30 Friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53 on this day in history.

May 11 In the year 1848 death of tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)

May 18 William A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF in the year 1848.

May 25 On this day in history death of annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. 1797)

May 31 On this day in history death of eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805)

Jun 27 On this day in history death of denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54

Jul 04 Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies on this day in history.

Jul 22 Karl Guhr, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1848.

Aug 06 Nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.

Aug 07 Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779) died in the year 1848.

Aug 09 In the year 1848 frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies

Aug 12 On this day in history george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies

Aug 15 Timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.

Sep 11 On this day in history henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87

Oct 04 In the year 1848 louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82

Oct 05 Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781) died in the year 1848.

Oct 26 Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies in the year 1848.

Oct 27 In the year 1848 alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46

Nov 09 In the year 1848 death of robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed

Nov 10 In the year 1848 death of christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786)

Nov 15 In the year 1848 death of p Rossi, Italian, murdered

Nov 17 Jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies on this day in history.

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Jan 01 John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born in the year 1848.

Jan 04 In the year 1848 birth of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)

Jan 05 Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born in the year 1848.

Jan 09 Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926) was born in the year 1848.

Jan 18 Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer

Jan 22 In the year 1848 birth of samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)